Book
Water for elephants / a novel by Sara Gruen.
A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie....
Record details
- ISBN: 1565124995
- ISBN: 9781565124998
- Physical Description: 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books, 2006.
Content descriptions
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader Upper Grades 4.4 14.0 |
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| Subject: | Circus > Fiction. Depressions > Fiction. Circus performers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Romance fiction. |
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- 18 of 19 copies available at Sage Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Arlington Public Library | FIC GRU (Text) | 37812000057168 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Baker County Library | GRUEN (Sara) (Text) | 37814002023472 | FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Baker Huntington Branch | GRUEN (Sara) (Text) | 37814001981928 | FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Cove School Library | F GRUEN (Text) | 30094000056223 | Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Dufur School Community Library | FIC GRU (Text) | 37021000000059 | ADULT FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Gilliam County Library | F GRUE (Text) | 37823000019978 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Grant County Library | AF GRUEN (Text) | 37845000004502 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Harney County Library | FIC GRU (Text) | 37720000367953 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Hermiston High School Library | FIC GRU (Text) | hhs33122003399386 | Main Collection | Available | - | ||
| Hood River County Library | FIC GRUEN (Text) | 33892100601609 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
